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I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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Holy smokes that is one sweet ass rifle! For those of you out their not many of these XTR featherweights left the plant under the "WRA" name. If you read they say the XTR featherweights were introduced in 1981. This one was probably made in the first month of 1980 I bet. Collectors out their have it down to the SN when the last made WRA modle 70 was made as well. From what I read guys seek these out cause they consider these the last of the real model 70's cause they say "WRA" on them.
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Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me.
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I have a couple push feed Sporter varmints a .223 rem and a custom shop 22-250 rem. super accurate. I shoot the .223 more than any center fire I own, the custom shop job is scary accurate with any ammo I have ever run in it! Good guns. very best WinPoor
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Thanks guys. I'm hoping it turns out to be a good shooter. 79s says it's pretty collectable, as did the guy I bought it from so I'm debating on whether I should glass bed it or just leave it as is?? Generally I just glass them and be done with it. What do you guys suggest?
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Shoot it first. If it shoots well, leave it alone. Although shooting a rifle in that condition is going to reduce the value to a point where glass bedding probably would make no difference in re-sale. That's a nice M70. About a year older than I am
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Shoot it first. If it shoots well, leave it alone. Although shooting a rifle in that condition is going to reduce the value to a point where glass bedding probably would make no difference in re-sale. That's a nice M70. About a year older than I am I can't believe you are that young. The stock I bought from you said "74" inside it. I assumed that's when you were born. Everything points to this as being made in 1980 like 79s pointed out. As for the collector value: I probably already reduced some of that after wiping away the factory, sticky, grease today . I also polished the trigger a tiny bit to give it that smooth as glass break. Adjusted it down to 2.5 pounds too. It is factory bedded in the recoil lug, so I think I'll do as you suggest and just shoot it and see how it does.
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Don't know much about collecting these,but when they came out, I bought 3 of them; a 270,257 Roberts and a 7x57 like Ingwe's.
Keep in mind these were the first FW's since Winchester stopped making them in 1964,so lots of folks were happy about them.
I sent the Roberts to Dietrich Apel at Jaegers and had him convert the mag box to 30/06 length for a 3" Roberts....the throats were long as they came.Worked up a load with 100 gr Sierra's and 100 gr Partitions and killed a bunch of coyotes,antelope and mule deer with it. The little rifle never baubled,and worked just fine.Shot a lot of woodchucks with it, too.
The 280 Remington is overbore.
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Very nice rifle there BSA.IMHO it needs a straight 4x or 6x and 130 gr Nosler Partitions and it's ready to Rock-N-Roll!
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Mr BSA, That is a fantastic looking gun, I bet it shoots well also! I go 'off the grid' often!, non pre 64! Im playing with a Laredo BOSS in 7 STW right now, I lucked out on a case of older Fed prem 160 gr accubonds, the gun is super accurate and I will work out to 1000 before its over, even though a coyote is all I would try past about 4 or 500 yards in real life... I had much rather nail a 400 yard crow than a 400 yard whitetail. very best winpoor
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Very nice rifle there BSA.IMHO it needs a straight 4x or 6x and 130 gr Nosler Partitions and it's ready to Rock-N-Roll! You must have read my mind!! I was just thinking that this morning. My pre 64 270fwt will be shooting 150's from now on, maybe this one will just shoot the 130's ...I was actually thinking I have a chit load of Hornady 130gr. pills to burn up. This barrel is going to be broke in. It's too new looking
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A 2-7 Leupold will look nice on it...
Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me.
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79s, do you know if extra low DD's would be the ticket with the 2-7? One of my friends bought a 2-7 for his m71 a while back and that is a nice little scope. I think I could handle something like that. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Leupold-VX-...icle-Gloss-Finish-1-113862-/310927868177
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I ran extra low on a 2.5-8 36 they worked fine for me... I do run talley lows with 3-9-33 as well. I'm a big fan of the talley lightweights but I know folks don't care for them.
Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me.
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That box alone is probably worth money again that is a cool rifle....
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I ran extra low on a 2.5-8 36 they worked fine for me... I do run talley lows with 3-9-33 as well. I'm a big fan of the talley lightweights but I know folks don't care for them. I use them too, but they just didn't look as nice on my pre 64 270 fwt so I went back to the DD's. Those Talley lightweights are lows and work for just about anything with up to a 42mm objective.
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Very nice rifle there BSA.IMHO it needs a straight 4x or 6x and 130 gr Nosler Partitions and it's ready to Rock-N-Roll! You must have read my mind!! I was just thinking that this morning. My pre 64 270fwt will be shooting 150's from now on, maybe this one will just shoot the 130's ...I was actually thinking I have a chit load of Hornady 130gr. pills to burn up. This barrel is going to be broke in. It's too new looking 130 gr NP's,H-4831 and the .270 Win go together like peaches & cream. My Super Grade .270 just loves 130 gr NP's the only thing is I tried VV N-165 powder and WOW! fast,accurate. The 130 gr NP is scootin' along about 3150 fps and there is nothing I can't take with that load. Not a good pic. Bought it in late 1991 or early 1992.
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Very nice rifle there BSA.IMHO it needs a straight 4x or 6x and 130 gr Nosler Partitions and it's ready to Rock-N-Roll! You must have read my mind!! I was just thinking that this morning. My pre 64 270fwt will be shooting 150's from now on, maybe this one will just shoot the 130's ...I was actually thinking I have a chit load of Hornady 130gr. pills to burn up. This barrel is going to be broke in. It's too new looking 130 gr NP's,H-4831 and the .270 Win go together like peaches & cream. My Super Grade .270 just loves 130 gr NP's the only thing is I tried VV N-165 powder and WOW! fast,accurate. The 130 gr NP is scootin' along about 3150 fps and there is nothing I can't take with that load. Not a good pic. Bought it in late 1991 or early 1992. That's a beauty. Is that a 3-9x40 leupold?
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Yes,it's been on that rifle since I bought it. Sent the scope back to Leupold as there was dust inside,Leupold cleaned it up and I put it back on.
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Or h4831 and 140gr hornady! That combo shoots well out of my junky ol model 70. Yes the bolt is on the wrong side...
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